Source: Daily_Mail
Gunning for £25m: Arsenal and Celtic do battle for European jackpot
Arsenal stand to make up to £25million by beating Celtic in the Champions League 'Battle of Britain'.Arsene Wenger's side will pick up around £18m in television money and matchday revenue from six group games if they get past Celtic following yesterday's draw for the final qualifying round. Great Scot: Billy McNeill lifts the European Cup in 1967 as Celtic become the first British side to win the trophyAnd should Arsenal win every game of the round-robin phase they will get a further £8.5m and it is easy to see why beating Tony Mowbray's team is so important to Arsenal. Even the fact that the loser will drop into the revamped Europa League is of scant recompense given the continued financial disparity between the two European competitions.Arsenal and Celtic have never met in European competition before and there are sure to be full houses at Parkhead on August 18 and at the Emirates the following Wednesday. But Arsenal fans predicting an easy victory should be mindful that Celtic have suffered just four defeats in Europe against English teams.The relatively short journey to Glasgow should please Wenger even though the second leg is three days ahead of Arsenal's scheduled trip to Manchester United.Arsenal have a packed August fixture list and Wenger said: 'It is a very heavy schedule and that's why it's important for me to find the right balance in every game.' FINAL QUALIFYING RND DRAWLyon v AnderlechtCeltic v ArsenalFC Timisoara v VfB StuttgartSporting v FiorentinaPanathinaikos v Atletico MadridSheriff Tiraspol v OlympiakosSalzburg v Maccabi HaifaFK Ventspils v FC ZurichFC Copenhagen v APOEL NicosiaLevski Sofia v Debrecen1st leg: Aug 18 & 19. 2nd leg: Aug 25 & 26. Explore more:People:Tony MowbrayPlaces:Glasgow, Europe